confiture vs preserve

confiture and preserve both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confiture	Yes	No	No	No
preserve	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, preserve is a hyponym of confiture; that is, preserve is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confiture:

Other hyponyms of confiture include candied fruit, crystallized fruit, succade, conserve, conserves, preserves.

confiture (noun)	preserve (noun)
preserved or candied fruit	fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
	a reservation where animals are protected
	a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone

confiture (verb)	preserve (verb)
	prevent (food) from rotting
	keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
	to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
	keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
	maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
	keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing